graupel
[ grou-puh l ]
/ ˈgraʊ pəl /
noun
Origin of graupel
1885–90; < German; diminutive of
Graupe hulled grain
Words nearby graupel
gratulate,
gratulation,
graubünden,
grauer's gorilla,
graunch,
graupel,
graustark,
grav,
gravadlax,
gravamen,
grave
Example sentences from the Web for graupel
From the base local showers of rain or snow, occasionally of hail or graupel, usually fall.
Meteorology |Charles Fitzhugh Talman
British Dictionary definitions for graupel
graupel
/ (ˈɡraʊpəl) /
noun
soft hail or snow pellets
Word Origin for graupel
German, from
Graupe, probably from Serbo-Croat
krupa; related to Russian
krupá peeled grain
Scientific definitions for graupel
graupel
[ grou′pəl ]
A small, white ice particle that falls as precipitation and breaks apart easily when it lands on a surface. Also called snow pellet soft hail